tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post8546041552597971729..comments2023-10-04T12:32:35.441+01:00Comments on Pinkham Way Incinerator: Councillor Juliet Solomon (Alexandra Ward): Speech to Haringey Council, 18 JulyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-65137421001633947882011-07-22T16:03:12.314+01:002011-07-22T16:03:12.314+01:00David Rennie said:
Juliet has done brilliantly in...David Rennie said:<br /><br />Juliet has done brilliantly in getting Haringey to put the horse back in front of the cart. She has also reminded us that prevention is better than cure: we all need to drastically reduce the quantities of waste that we – often unwillingly (e.g. surplus packaging) – produce.<br /><br />Juliet explains that the MBT technology is good in so far as it converts all but 20% of the waste that would otherwise go to landfill to bricks that can be burnt (remotely?) to generate energy. But the rub is that MBT appears currently to be most effective at an industrial scale totally alien to an urban area. That presents a technological challenge that needs to be resolved.<br /><br />So this is another example of the centralisation that results from ever larger facilities – health services (huge hospitals and now polyclinics), hypermarkets, schools, farms…Travel distances and road traffic and pollution increase, making cities less attractive places to live; those who cannot afford cars are isolated.<br /><br />We need to first devote more political will to reducing waste. Then, where urban terminals are locally accessible, transport the remainder by water and rail to remote industrial sites. Otherwise boroughs should deal with their own waste; that would raise public pressure for ways of achieving MBT-like processing at a smaller scale.<br /><br />David RennieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-57618047111325129262011-07-21T08:57:05.814+01:002011-07-21T08:57:05.814+01:00Hallelujah - at last Haringey council have been pr...Hallelujah - at last Haringey council have been pressured into following proper procedure. Residents had not been consulted at all, I found out about the plan from a friend early March this year. Furthermore - isn't it European law not to build such sites near residential areas?<br />Thanks to Councillors like Ms. Solomon and residents coming out in force to put Haringey council to shame! <br />Now - everyone must keep on track and remain vigilant - plus, recycle as much as we can....Andie Vermeerschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-63947191739686574542011-07-19T23:33:01.684+01:002011-07-19T23:33:01.684+01:00Irene Sallas said...
Well good for you Councillor...Irene Sallas said...<br /><br />Well good for you Councillor Solomon! I truly hope reason and justice will prevail. So many vested interests have been exposed in the examination of this matter. Conflicts of interest laid bare - particularly with regard to Councillor Coleman who has no qualms about dumping on Haringey --- <i>(this comment has been shortened here by administrators)</i> --- <br /><br />It is staggering to witness that Councils are prepared to disregard their statutory obligations and bend the rules at will, as is evidenced by the cloak-and-dagger redesignation of the site! No satisfactory explanations have been offered regarding how this 'protected' site of Grade 1 Borough Importance could be arbitrarily designated as a site suitable for an Industrial Facility such as this. <br /><br />How can we be confident in the Democratic process, if Developers can wield such influence, and dictate decisions such as this? This is cause for grave concern, on so many levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com